Category: Dessert

Hi Kids! It’s mom here. I’m writing to you at the tail end of our Disney 2018 adventure. We haven’t been here since January of 2017. We were supposed to come in January of 2018, but your sister’s impending arrival put a little crimp in those plans, so here we are, ten months later. Isabel…

Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He’s gotta pick this one. He’s got to. Say, Charlie Brown, I’ve got a football… I got a popcorn ball. I got a fudge bar. I got a pack of gum. I got a rock. By the way,…

Today was the day! The kids finally got to see the African-American Museum of History and Culture! We rode the Metro to get there. Those four were quite excited. Then we walked through one very famous mall to get to the museum. The museum was amazing. But the absolute best part is, none of it…

We’re vacationing in DC. We came to see the National Museum of African American History and Culture, because when Ally came to DC two summers ago, she missed the opening by 8 short weeks. We promised her we would go back, and here we are. We’ll head there tomorrow, but today was all about one…

Last year was an emotional year for us as we figured out how to celebrate Christmas differently. We grieved our way through. Just a few days after Gigi nearly died after a routine surgery. We spent almost all of January with her in the hospital recovering from a surprise heart surgery. She is doing so…

This year was our first year eating Thanksgiving dinner with just us. “Just” is relative term when there are 13 people in our immediate family. On Thanksgiving last year, my extended family decided we were no longer welcome at their holiday celebrations. By Christmas, it was decided they would no speak to us at all….

2017’s theme is “Just keep swimming!” So, this seemed so appropriate. Our little Dory is struggling a little. Her lungs are always troublesome, but her weight is now a concern too. We’re trying to figure out why she’s so very fragile. Luckily, she’s got people to swim right along beside her. Always. While her body…

I attended Refresh Chicago this weekend. I had been planning this for months. It has been on my calendar since March. I barely made it. Joe and I had a HUGE fight. The kid in our home who struggles the most with attachment chose the week of the conference to have a week of meltdowns. This…

We just returned from seven lazy beach days courtesy of Spring Break. These types of trips are becoming more and more important to me as time slowly ticks away with some of our kids. Ally is finishing up her Freshmen year of high school, Cam will follow her next year. My time with them feels…

Today Gigi turned 5, and it is the first birthday she understood. We actually celebrated on Friday, because yesterday we took off for a Spring Break adventure. “Soon, you sing!” “Cake, I LOVE IT!” “Presents, you give me!” After watching all of her siblings celebrate their special days, she understands what all the fuss is…